Meet the Flower Kings
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Meet the Flower Kings is the second live album
by progressive rock
artists The Flower Kings
. It was released in 2003 as a double
-CD
, and also as a two-disc DVD
concert video. A limited release book-case version of this includes both the 2-CD and 2-DVD sets together, along with a booklet.
The show was recorded at the Stadsteater, Uppsala, Sweden on 10th February, 2003.
Live album
A live album is a recording consisting of material recorded during stage performances using remote recording techniques, commonly contrasted with a studio album...
by progressive rock
Progressive rock
Progressive rock is a subgenre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s as part of a "mostly British attempt to elevate rock music to new levels of artistic credibility." John Covach, in Contemporary Music Review, says that many thought it would not just "succeed the pop of...
artists The Flower Kings
The Flower Kings
The Flower Kings are a Swedish progressive rock group. Formed in August 1994 by veteran guitarist Roine Stolt as a touring band to support his solo album The Flower King, the band stayed together after the tour and have gone on to become one of the most prolific studio recording units in rock music...
. It was released in 2003 as a double
Double album
A double album is an audio album which spans two units of the primary medium in which it is sold, typically records and compact discs....
-CD
Compact Disc
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, and also as a two-disc DVD
DVD
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concert video. A limited release book-case version of this includes both the 2-CD and 2-DVD sets together, along with a booklet.
The show was recorded at the Stadsteater, Uppsala, Sweden on 10th February, 2003.
Disc One
- "The Truth Will Set You Free" – 31:20
- "Garden Of Dreams, Pt. 1" (Tomas Bodin, Stolt) – 27:07
- "Garden Of Dreams, Pt. 2" (Bodin, Stolt) – 17:20
Disc Two
- "Humanizzimo" – 23:10
- "Circus Brimstone" (Bodin, Stolt) – 11:18
- "Silent Inferno" – 16:13
- "Stardust We Are" – 26:24
Disc One
- The Truth Will Set You Free
- On Tour in USA
- Garden Of Dreams, Part 1
- On Tour In Europe
- Garden Of Dreams, Part 2
- Setting Up for the DVD
Disc Two
- Humanizzimo
- Oddballs of Rehearsing
- Circus Brimstone
- In Recording Studio 2002
- Silent Inferno
- On Tour in South America 2001
- Stardust We Are
Personnel
- Roine StoltRoine StoltRoine Stolt is a Swedish guitarist, vocalist and composer.A major figure in Sweden's rock history, guitarist/singer/composer Roine Stolt led two of his country's most successful progressive rock bands: Kaipa in the 1970s and The Flower Kings in the 1990s onward...
(Guitar / vocals) - Tomas Bodin (Keyboard)
- Hasse FröbergHasse FröbergHasse Fröberg is a Swedish guitarist, composer and vocalist with a warm voice, high pitch, and a fairly clear Swedish accent when singing in English. Hasse Fröberg fronted a handful of hard rock bands before joining prog rockers The Flower Kings as a full-time member.-Biography:Hasse entered the...
(Guitar / Vocals) - Daniel GildenlöwDaniel GildenlöwDaniel Gildenlöw is a Swedish musician and songwriter. He is best known as a multi-instrumentalist and vocalist for Pain of Salvation, a Swedish progressive metal band. In the band, he is the main songwriter, lead guitar player, and the mastermind behind each album's concept...
(Guitar / backing vocals / Keyboard / Percussion) - Hasse Brunisson (Percussion / Voice)
- Jonas ReingoldJonas ReingoldJonas Reingold is a bass guitar player from Malmö, Sweden. He started to play bass in 1986 when he subbed for a friend in the local famous act WIRE. The band was happy with his performance and offered him the spot...
(Bass / Bass pedals) - Zoltan Czörsz (Drums)
- Pontus Eklund (Dancer / Juggler / Flamethrower)
- Hea Ekstam-Bruniusson (Dancer)
External links
- The Flower Kings Official Sitehttp://www.flowerkings.se/?s=discography&p=meettfk
- Amazon http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0000D96OD